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King's Singers, Various - Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles; King's Singers

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Watching the White Wheat: Folk Songs of the British Isles; King's Singers
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Artist(s)King's Singers and Various
StudioEMI Classics
Release DateOctober 25, 1990
UPC Code077774750622
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Tracks

  1. Lamorna - The King's Singers,
  2. Barbara Allen - The King's Singers, Traditional
  3. Bobby Shaftoe - The King's Singers,
  4. Early One Morning - The King's Singers, Jackman
  5. Jack the Jolly Tar - The King's Singers,
  6. Oak and the Ash - The King's Singers, Langford
  7. O Waly, Waly - The King's Singers, Traditional
  8. Raggle Taggle Gypsy - The King's Singers, Traditional
  9. She Moved Through the Fair - The King's Singers, Traditional
  10. Migildi Magildi - The King's Singers,
  11. Bugeilo'r Gwenith Gwyn (Watching the White Wheat) - The King's Singers,
  12. Star of the County Down - The King's Singers, Traditional
  13. Londonderry Air - The King's Singers, Traditional
  14. Dance to Your Daddy - The King's Singers,
  15. O My Love Is Like a Red Red Rose - The King's Singers,
  16. There's Nae Luck About the House - The King's Singers,

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User Reviews

Average user review: 5.0 (7 reviews)

rating: 5 QuoteGorgeous musicQuote
The Kings Singers are great, and this is probably my favorite of their CDs. No too-catchy tunes (like "What shall we do with a drunken sailor" on the Annie Laurie CD). Just terrific music, sung very well. November 5, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteGreat CD!!!Quote
I love this cd, the king's singers are one of my favorite groups ever and this is one of my favorite cds of theirs. April 4, 2007

rating: 5 QuoteAn old favoriteQuote
A mix of the traditional and the modern which is itself timeless. I bought the CD to replace my cassette which was lost in a theft. I've owned this album for over 20 years and it remains a must have.
November 6, 2006

rating: 5 QuoteMy favourite album of folksongsQuote
I loved The Kings Singers since their debut album (now available on CD). This recording is one of many fine albums they have made. The musical arrangements are sensitive, and enhance the character of the simple tunes selected. Daryl Runswick and Gordon Langford, veteran Kings Singers arrangers, wrote several of them, but there is also a lovely arrangement of The Star of the County Down by Howard Goodall (who has written all the music for Rowan Atkinson's TV shows and the themes for Red Dwarf and The Vicar of Dibley).

I love every single track, but here are a few particularly interesting ones:
John Rutter's arrangement of Barbara Allen
Early One Morning, arranged by one of the group (Jeremy Jackman) Daryl Runswick's arrangements of O Waly, Waly and She Moved Through the Fair
Watching the White Wheat (sung in Welsh)

Highly recommended. May 26, 2002

rating: 5 QuoteThis is King's Singers at their topQuote
This is a performer's CD! I bought this CD in college, and it's still one of my treasured favorites for what it does: it captures the essence of near-flawless performance...diction, intonation, lyrical expression...the overall musically of this group is not enhanced by studio post-production. You get the same live as you get with this recording, and if you've done small ensemble work before, you'll love this recording. They even have 11 of these 16 songs in a songbook entitled "The King's Singers' Folk Songs" (Faber & Faber), with every note on the CD turned into spots on the page. July 6, 2001

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